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- Estimate
- €1,000–€1,200 hammer ≈ $1,074–$1,288
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Viscontea auction house — Auction 88 Eye Tools- Photographs auction, Via Guido Cavalcanti, 8 - 20127 Milano, Italy · 8 February 2023
- Dimensions
- 22,5x34,2 cm
- Record ID
- TB-2026-12998386
- Record
- first seen 4 Aug 2026 · updated 4 Aug 2026 · source ↗
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Franco Fontana, "PUGLIA, 1975". Viscontea auction house, 8 Feb 2023, lot 47. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-12998386.
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Franco Fontana, "PUGLIA, 1975". Viscontea auction house, 8 Feb 2023, lot 47. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-12998386.
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From the same sale Auction 88 Eye Tools- Photographs auction · Feb 2023
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Volkswagen, 1968" | Franco Fontana | €1,000–€2,000 | |
| "Della Terra, Caserta, 1990" | GIOVANNI CHIARAMONTE © (Varese, 1948) | €1,000–€2,000 | |
| "Thomas Y Simona, Bolivia 1990" | Flor Garduño | €1,200–€1,500 | |
| "Jpegs, 2006" | Thomas Ruff | €2,000–€3,000 | |
| "Praga" | Franco Fontana | €1,200–€1,500 | |
| "Phoenix" | Franco Fontana | €1,200–€1,500 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franco Fontana | Untitled | $1,261 | Lempertz, Jun 2020 | |
| Franco Fontana | Landscape, Basilicata, Italy | Galerie Bassenge, Jun 2020 | ||
| Franco Fontana | Collina, 1975 | Finarte, Sep 2020 | ||
| Franco Fontana | Untitled (two works) | Rago, May 2026 | ||
| Franco Fontana | Swimming pool | Lempertz, May 2017 | ||
| Franco Fontana | Franco Fontana (1933) | Kruso Art, May 2020 | ||
| Franco Fontana | "Paesaggio" | Viscontea auction house, Jun 2023 | ||
| Franco Fontana | Nudi, 1984 | Finarte, Sep 2020 |
The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.